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Post by Raoul Duke on Mar 13, 2020 3:13:10 GMT -5
I think I finally understood why they're making such a big deal out of this thing. It's basically trying to avoid a huge influx of people in need of serious medical assistance in hospitals. Even if the mortality rate isn't staggering you're still going to have a ton of people who need hospital treatment at the same time. LAst night they said France has 12 000 beds with everything for people in need of respiratory help..etc. Take away those that will be taken by regular heart attacks and car crashes...and you're pretty thin if X% of the population shows up at the same time. Dunno.. Stay safe dickheads. Jetworks what's your take?
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Post by 2milehighJet on Mar 13, 2020 9:03:07 GMT -5
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Post by Raoul Duke on Mar 13, 2020 9:22:02 GMT -5
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Post by shakin on Mar 13, 2020 9:23:01 GMT -5
I think I finally understood why they're making such a big deal out of this thing. It's basically trying to avoid a huge influx of people in need of serious medical assistance in hospitals. Even if the mortality rate isn't staggering you're still going to have a ton of people who need hospital treatment at the same time. LAst night they said France has 12 000 beds with everything for people in need of respiratory help..etc. Take away those that will be taken by regular heart attacks and car crashes...and you're pretty thin if X% of the population shows up at the same time. Dunno.. Stay safe dickheads. Jetworks what's your take? it's basically a bad fucking cold or a light flu, with an unusually high contagion ability so everyone's gonna get it, and 99.9% of people are gonna be just fucking FINE. many won't even ever know they have/had it. the actions of closing down all big public events, working from home, etc is not a reflection of how "deadly" this thing is, it's just a (very smart) way of flattening the curve of new cases, so mass new infections all at once don't overwhelm the healthcare system but at least you fucking slobs (no offense) have finally been convinced to wash your fucking hands once in awhile.
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Post by Raoul Duke on Mar 13, 2020 10:12:04 GMT -5
I think I finally understood why they're making such a big deal out of this thing. It's basically trying to avoid a huge influx of people in need of serious medical assistance in hospitals. Even if the mortality rate isn't staggering you're still going to have a ton of people who need hospital treatment at the same time. LAst night they said France has 12 000 beds with everything for people in need of respiratory help..etc. Take away those that will be taken by regular heart attacks and car crashes...and you're pretty thin if X% of the population shows up at the same time. Dunno.. Stay safe dickheads. Jetworks what's your take? but at least you fucking slobs (no offense) have finally been convinced to wash your fucking hands once in awhile. I've noticed the peanuts in bars have no taste now.
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Post by bxjetfan on Mar 13, 2020 10:57:58 GMT -5
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Post by Ff2 on Mar 13, 2020 11:10:59 GMT -5
Hey we pay billions to farmers not to farm. Were waaaaaay ahead of the curve.
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Post by porgyman on Mar 13, 2020 15:10:00 GMT -5
Anyone tried to buy toilet paper or hand sanitizer this week? Impossible to find. I waltzed into a Target this afternoon, saw acres of empty shelves. Even the cheapo tp is gone. According to the kid working there, the place was overrun by housewives, standing in the rain at 7 am this morning, to get their 1 package of rationed toilet paper. Gotta love the US of A!!!
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Post by Raoul Duke on Mar 13, 2020 17:28:29 GMT -5
WTF are you people doing with the TP? The world is watching.
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Post by Big L on Mar 13, 2020 17:31:34 GMT -5
Were people really living day to day on toilet paper? Now need to stock up?
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Post by Big L on Mar 13, 2020 17:32:05 GMT -5
Next to Hitler, Wheat Thins have to be the worst cracker ever.
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Post by Hotman on Mar 13, 2020 17:44:36 GMT -5
WTF are you people doing with the TP? The world is watching. They think they are gonna get "rich" selling it. When in reality, they will probably just get killed over it by armed robbers....who don't even wipe their asses
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Post by Jetworks on Mar 13, 2020 20:00:45 GMT -5
I think I finally understood why they're making such a big deal out of this thing. It's basically trying to avoid a huge influx of people in need of serious medical assistance in hospitals. Even if the mortality rate isn't staggering you're still going to have a ton of people who need hospital treatment at the same time. LAst night they said France has 12 000 beds with everything for people in need of respiratory help..etc. Take away those that will be taken by regular heart attacks and car crashes...and you're pretty thin if X% of the population shows up at the same time. Dunno.. Stay safe dickheads. Jetworks what's your take? We've had a fair share of rule-outs over the past week or so, some of whom were definitely what I'd consider to be a significant risk for exposure. That said, testing is being done with the DOH being consulted first, then determination to test is passed along based on the medical provider's assessment and patient's disposition regarding possible admission. It's certainly a major drain on time spent with patients (all the PPE, trying to cluster care, etc). So if a RN gets a rule-out Covid patient, they likely won't get a serious patient like a trauma, stroke or cardiac arrest. As far as the illness, I'm in the camp of 'no big deal' but I don't have any comorbidities to worry about. Between Rikers, 9/11, and now the ER, it takes a lot to rattle my cage.
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Post by Ff2 on Mar 13, 2020 20:25:41 GMT -5
I think I finally understood why they're making such a big deal out of this thing. It's basically trying to avoid a huge influx of people in need of serious medical assistance in hospitals. Even if the mortality rate isn't staggering you're still going to have a ton of people who need hospital treatment at the same time. LAst night they said France has 12 000 beds with everything for people in need of respiratory help..etc. Take away those that will be taken by regular heart attacks and car crashes...and you're pretty thin if X% of the population shows up at the same time. Dunno.. Stay safe dickheads. Jetworks what's your take? We've had a fair share of rule-outs over the past week or so, some of whom were definitely what I'd consider to be a significant risk for exposure. That said, testing is being done with the DOH being consulted first, then determination to test is passed along based on the medical provider's assessment and patient's disposition regarding possible admission. It's certainly a major drain on time spent with patients (all the PPE, trying to cluster care, etc). So if a RN gets a rule-out Covid patient, they likely won't get a serious patient like a trauma, stroke or cardiac arrest. As far as the illness, I'm in the camp of 'no big deal' but I don't have any comorbidities to worry about. Between Rikers, 9/11, and now the ER, it takes a lot to rattle my cage. Get the fuck outta here with your fucking lack of comorbidities.
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Post by 32Green on Mar 13, 2020 22:38:57 GMT -5
I think I finally understood why they're making such a big deal out of this thing. It's basically trying to avoid a huge influx of people in need of serious medical assistance in hospitals. Even if the mortality rate isn't staggering you're still going to have a ton of people who need hospital treatment at the same time. LAst night they said France has 12 000 beds with everything for people in need of respiratory help..etc. Take away those that will be taken by regular heart attacks and car crashes...and you're pretty thin if X% of the population shows up at the same time. Dunno.. Stay safe dickheads. Jetworks what's your take? We've had a fair share of rule-outs over the past week or so, some of whom were definitely what I'd consider to be a significant risk for exposure. That said, testing is being done with the DOH being consulted first, then determination to test is passed along based on the medical provider's assessment and patient's disposition regarding possible admission. It's certainly a major drain on time spent with patients (all the PPE, trying to cluster care, etc). So if a RN gets a rule-out Covid patient, they likely won't get a serious patient like a trauma, stroke or cardiac arrest. As far as the illness, I'm in the camp of 'no big deal' but I don't have any comorbidities to worry about. Between Rikers, 9/11, and now the ER, it takes a lot to rattle my cage. Props.
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